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Item Impact of Irrigation System A Case Study of FMIS of Baglung Municipality, Mulpani of Baglung District, Nepal(Department of Economics, 2009) Paudel, Nawaraj SharmaNot availableItem Impact of Urbanization on Irrigation System (A Case Study of Sorah Chhattis Mauja Community Irrigation System, Rupandehi)(Central Departmental of Rural Development, 2011) Pangeni, DamodarIrrigation is the most important factor to improve agricultural production. If farmers have got sufficient irrigation facility, they can produce more crops and our country will be benefited more, because agriculture is the backbone of Nepalese economy. Most of the people of the country depend on the agriculture for their livelihood. Agriculture is the major source of the employment for the country. This study especially focuses on Sorah Chhattis Mauja Community Irrigation System of Rupandehi District. Sorah Chhattis Mauja Community Irrigation System is expanded into 7 VDC and a municipality of Rupandehi district, which is under the management of the local farmers since the initial stage. This study focuses on to assess the impact of urbanization on Sorah Chhattis Mauja Community Irrigation System, which is the one of the large Irrigation system of the country since more than a century. This study by nature largely based on primary data. The primary data is collected from the farmers of Shankarpur Mauja, Mirgauliya Mauja, Paschim Pahuni Mauja, Purbi Shankarnagar Ek Number Mauja, Char Number Mauja and whereas secondary data and information were accumulated from various published and unpublished sources. 50 households of these Maujas are sample size of this study. The structured questionnaires are used to collect the primary data from individual household to fulfill the objectives of the study. All collected data are tabulated and analyzed by using simple statistical method. This study revealed that the impact of urbanization on SCMCIS is problems for the farmers of this irrigation systems command area. This study has found that Sorah Chhattis Mauja Community Irrigation System is affected by the urbanization due to lack of any proper management of wastage disposal for the municipality and village development committee. People of the main area of this system are throwing their wastages in the canal, without any clarification. So, status of this systems water is poor and not much acceptable for the agricultural production. This is very harmful for the farmers and the country, which is affecting the countries agricultural production. On the basis of the study finding some recommendations have been suggested for the improvement of SCMCIS management aspect and to increase the quality and flow of the water on irrigation system.Item Role of Farmer Managed Irrigation System in Rural Livelihood : A Case Study of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project in Durgauli VDC of Kailali District, Nepal(Department of Rural Development, 2016) Budha, PushkarIrrigation plays a major role in the developing country like Nepal where almost 80% people are still dependent in agriculture to increase the production and in order to sustain the livelihood of the people. FMIS proves as the milestone for the economic growth of the people and to bring major transformation in the lives of the people. The share of FMIS in the irrigated agriculture is almost 70% in Nepal. To know about the balance water uses for sustaining livelihood and to relate in with available data, a study was carried out in Durgauli VDC of Kailali district. Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project has a great contribution in the complete transformation of the Durgauli VDC. The main objectives of the study is to find out the role of former managed irrigation system in Rural Livelihood. The research tries to access the farmer managed irrigation system use of water for rural livelihood factors influencing participation for the effective management of water and the impact of irrigation management in the study area and what take change the irrigation project in rural livelihood. Literature review was conducted through various sources such as previous studies report. Different articles about FMIS, previous thesis and internet to identify the gap. The research was conducted under descriptive and exploratory research design. Both primary and secondary information were collected during the course of study. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire survey from the farmers. Key informant interview, field visit, observation and focus group discussion were also carried out while secondary data were collected from various published and unpublished information source i.e. relevant literatures, books, journals reports, annual reports and other official sources. The farmers have observed the complete transformation in the livelihood of the people with 60 percent growth in investments, 30 percent growth in their savings 10 percent growth in access to education as the major economic changes, likewise 50 percent increased in the construction of road, 30 percent increase in the construction of houses, 10 percent increase in the construction of canals and 2 percent increase in the construction of agro processing centre an physical sectors. The level of production has increased by about 75 percent in the study area. With the availability of irrigation, farmer in the area have started growing potatoes twice a year which has been the major source of the income. Irrigation has major impact in the decision making of women which in 60 percent followed by 30 percent the development of self-help group and 10 percent conflict resolution. Irrigation has also played secondary role in the establishment of cooperative and has highly contributed in education of sector, physical infrastructure, economic growth and in the overall development of the study area. Farmer are actively participating in the effective management of water which helps of sustain the long terms of the project. Thus, FMIS has a great significance for community development, enhancing opportunities to participate for farmers including women and small farmers in the mainstream of development which provides over all rural development.